Sub Georgia Stanway nearly added a fifth in stoppage time after dancing into the box to turn and shoot, but the 18-year-old fired just over before the final whistle blew for captain Steph Houghton and her side to climb the famous steps to collect the trophy.

The Women’s FA Cup Final has set a new competition-record crowd at Wembley with 35,271 attendance today, which surpasses the 32,912 that saw Arsenal Ladies beat Chelsea 1-0 in the 2016 final.

WHAT THEY SAID

Manchester City's Keira Walsh, who was named player of the match, told BBC Two:

"It feels unbelievable. It is considered the biggest trophy in England and the only one we had not won so far. It is a great feeling to take it back to Manchester."

England Manager Mark Sampson told BBC Two:

"Birmingham will have a lot of lessons to learn. From a football point of view they will learn that in the big games you have to play what is in front of you. They stuck to the plan, which is honest, but it was the wrong plan and they should have adapted."

World player of the year and Manchester City goalscorer Carli Lloyd, told BBC Two:

"It was a fantastic team performance.

"This team has been trying to win this trophy for sometime and I've just come along in the last few months to push that a long.

"This win shows the character of the team, and I've really enjoyed my time here."

Manchester City captain Steph Houghton told BBC Two:

"Being favourites put us under a tiny bit of pressure, but this is what this team is all about - big players who can cope with big occasion and that showed in the first half when we were unbelievable.

"I'm just delighted for every single one of us."

Former England forward Sue Smith told BBC Two:

"The best team won. They were solid in defence and clinical in attack. Birmingham were better in the second half but they couldn't cope with Man City's quality."